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Bumpspark Library-less Minigraphs (via) It’s that neat data:uri hack but for Ruby and without needing an external image library.
Firefox Counter. How the Firefox counter works.
Lexical Analysis, Python-style (via) Clever trick using named groups in regular expressions.
Just Letters (via) Collaborative Flash fridge magnets.
Exploding toads baffle Germans. Fantastic.
Safari passes the Acid2 test. Dave Hyatt runs rings around the rest.
Political Friendster. Really smart—tracks connections between politicians and institutions.
The String Memory Gotcha. Insight in to how Java strings work.
A whole new internet? Cool jobs kill private innovation. Crap jobs encourage it.
Why every student should own a Mac (via) Michelle Levesque on student laptop culture.
iPod Truffle. Andy’s been distracting us from our dissertations.
The 1 million download challenge. In which Opera’s CEO attempts to swim the atlantic.
Xyle. Kind of like Mozilla’s DOM inspector for Safari.
Greasemonkey for personalized accessibility. Why Greasemonkey is the perfect tool for client-side accessibility enhancements.
Gecko Info for Windows Accessibility Vendors (via) “This FAQ explains how makers of Windows screen readers, voice dictation packages and magnification software can support Gecko-based software”
Who is using random.org? The user testimonials are pretty, well, random.
random.org (via) True random numbers, with entropy provided by a radio tuned to white noise.
New Values for a New Age of Journalism. The news industry would be so much smarter if they followed this advice.
Quittin’ time. Matt May is leaving the W3C—and seeking an interesting new job.
Sparklines in data URIs in Python. A neat hack with data: URIs and the Python Imaging Library.
Aardvark Firefox Extension. Neat extension for exploring (and altering) the layout of a page.
[Geowanking] Google Maps UK (via) Optimistic thoughts on the hackability of Google Maps.
Readable switch construction without lambdas or dictionaries. Surprisingly elegant.
Getting to the Mobile Web. Russell Beattie on why the mobile web sucks, and steps we can take to fix it.
Take Control with User JavaScript. Opera’s user scripts feature compatibility with Greasemonkey!
JavaScript Shell 1.2. Every JavaScript developer should have this on their toolbar.
The Simplest Possible Metaclass. A great illustration of one of Python’s least understood features.
Safari 1.3 Canvas. The new canvas element is supported in Safari 1.3!
Surplus Project Names Need Real Bones. I’m intrigued by the possibilities of Greasecasting.